SOU’WESTER EVENTS!
Discover what’s happening during your next stay or plan a visit around our free live music, workshops, wellness offerings and more!
Craft & DIY Workshops with Liz Rosino Wright & Brian Wright
Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3
Tues Aug 2 10am – 1pm
Leatherworking – Mason Jar Sleeve
Learn how fun and easy it is to work with leather! Become familiar with how to stitch, rivet, and tool one of nature’s most durable and beautiful materials. You’ll leave with a unique thermal sleeve with your own design that will transform a standard mason jar into a personalized camp mug that’s perfect for hot and cold drinks! You’ll also gain the skills and confidence you need to make all the leather goods your heart desires, such as wallets, belts, and jewelry.
Wed Aug 3 10am – 1pm
Block Printing – Fabric and Journals
Block printing is one of the most ancient types of printmaking and is an excellent way to make something truly by hand that can also be very easily replicated. In this class you will create your design, carve your block, and explore printing on various materials to make stunning tote bags, journals, or tea towels. Take the block home with you and continue printing on everything in sight! (Wear clothes that are ok for you,or others, to possibly get paint on.)
Thurs Aug 4 10am – 1pm
Macramé – Plant Hanger
Learn the relaxing technique of macramé, the art of tying cord into knots in such a way that creates useful and decorative shapes. You’ll learn the basics and apply your new skills to create a modern plant hanger that will bring life to a corner of your home. Once you’ve mastered the knots, there is no limit to the masterpieces you can create!
Started in 2016 by Liz and Brian Wright, Assembly PDX offers opportunities to make fun, unique and modern crafts and DIY projects. Helping people harness their creativity and feel empowered, Assembly provides well-organized educational events, kits, and supplies. Originally from Ohio, Liz Rosino Wright has a long history of creative projects and pursuits as a professional artist, designer, video producer, small business owner, and museum researcher. Liz founded Craftin’ Outlaws, an alternative craft fair in Columbus, Ohio that attracts thousands, now in its 11th year. She finds tools, materials, and processes from the usual to the unexpected to be a major source of inspiration in her work. Brian Wright, a native of Southwest Washington, is a busy Portland-based drummer, event producer, and lover of all crafts beginning with his addiction to sewing in 2010.
Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day paid to the Sou’wester.
Material fee for each class $15 paid to instructor. Classes geared for beginners but all skill levels welcome. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided. Workshop for students ages 16+. Max # of students:15
Please RSVP by day before each workshop souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360 – 642 – 2542
Craft & DIY Workshops with Liz Rosino Wright & Brian Wright
Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3
Tues Aug 2 10am – 1pm
Leatherworking – Mason Jar Sleeve
Learn how fun and easy it is to work with leather! Become familiar with how to stitch, rivet, and tool one of nature’s most durable and beautiful materials. You’ll leave with a unique thermal sleeve with your own design that will transform a standard mason jar into a personalized camp mug that’s perfect for hot and cold drinks! You’ll also gain the skills and confidence you need to make all the leather goods your heart desires, such as wallets, belts, and jewelry.
Wed Aug 3 10am – 1pm
Block Printing – Fabric and Journals
Block printing is one of the most ancient types of printmaking and is an excellent way to make something truly by hand that can also be very easily replicated. In this class you will create your design, carve your block, and explore printing on various materials to make stunning tote bags, journals, or tea towels. Take the block home with you and continue printing on everything in sight! (Wear clothes that are ok for you,or others, to possibly get paint on.)
Thurs Aug 4 10am – 1pm
Macramé – Plant Hanger
Learn the relaxing technique of macramé, the art of tying cord into knots in such a way that creates useful and decorative shapes. You’ll learn the basics and apply your new skills to create a modern plant hanger that will bring life to a corner of your home. Once you’ve mastered the knots, there is no limit to the masterpieces you can create!
Started in 2016 by Liz and Brian Wright, Assembly PDX offers opportunities to make fun, unique and modern crafts and DIY projects. Helping people harness their creativity and feel empowered, Assembly provides well-organized educational events, kits, and supplies. Originally from Ohio, Liz Rosino Wright has a long history of creative projects and pursuits as a professional artist, designer, video producer, small business owner, and museum researcher. Liz founded Craftin’ Outlaws, an alternative craft fair in Columbus, Ohio that attracts thousands, now in its 11th year. She finds tools, materials, and processes from the usual to the unexpected to be a major source of inspiration in her work. Brian Wright, a native of Southwest Washington, is a busy Portland-based drummer, event producer, and lover of all crafts beginning with his addiction to sewing in 2010.
Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day paid to the Sou’wester.
Material fee for each class $15 paid to instructor. Classes geared for beginners but all skill levels welcome. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided. Workshop for students ages 16+. Max # of students:15
Please RSVP by day before each workshop souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360 – 642 – 2542
Country music was not always about glitz, glamour and praising the red, white and blue. In its earliest inception, it was a means for communities and families to get together, quaff whiskey from jugs and mason jars, and share stories about the hardships of life. While most mainstream country artists like to ally themselves with “real” country, few of them come within a good squirt of tobacco juice of it.
Leave it to Portland, Ore.’s Lana Rebel to hit the mark. Dusty roadhouses and the front seats of beat-up Chevys are the landscapes for her broken hearted tales, delivered in a sweet alto with just enough instrumentation to keep it interesting. Don’t expect boot-kicking barnstormers here, or sassy odes to “redneck woman” power; these are love songs, and Lana knows that that is one four-letter word that often rides with hurt.
Lana avoids many of the clichés of country music, like annoying vocal inflections and clever turns of phrases that are just too predictable. Her music falls somewhere between The Virginian-era Neko Case and Mary Gauthier records. If sad songs don’t drive you to drinkin’, and if tales of woe don’t bring you down, this record will be your friend.
Craft & DIY Workshops with Liz Rosino Wright & Brian Wright
Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3
Tues Aug 2 10am – 1pm
Leatherworking – Mason Jar Sleeve
Learn how fun and easy it is to work with leather! Become familiar with how to stitch, rivet, and tool one of nature’s most durable and beautiful materials. You’ll leave with a unique thermal sleeve with your own design that will transform a standard mason jar into a personalized camp mug that’s perfect for hot and cold drinks! You’ll also gain the skills and confidence you need to make all the leather goods your heart desires, such as wallets, belts, and jewelry.
Wed Aug 3 10am – 1pm
Block Printing – Fabric and Journals
Block printing is one of the most ancient types of printmaking and is an excellent way to make something truly by hand that can also be very easily replicated. In this class you will create your design, carve your block, and explore printing on various materials to make stunning tote bags, journals, or tea towels. Take the block home with you and continue printing on everything in sight! (Wear clothes that are ok for you,or others, to possibly get paint on.)
Thurs Aug 4 10am – 1pm
Macramé – Plant Hanger
Learn the relaxing technique of macramé, the art of tying cord into knots in such a way that creates useful and decorative shapes. You’ll learn the basics and apply your new skills to create a modern plant hanger that will bring life to a corner of your home. Once you’ve mastered the knots, there is no limit to the masterpieces you can create!
Started in 2016 by Liz and Brian Wright, Assembly PDX offers opportunities to make fun, unique and modern crafts and DIY projects. Helping people harness their creativity and feel empowered, Assembly provides well-organized educational events, kits, and supplies. Originally from Ohio, Liz Rosino Wright has a long history of creative projects and pursuits as a professional artist, designer, video producer, small business owner, and museum researcher. Liz founded Craftin’ Outlaws, an alternative craft fair in Columbus, Ohio that attracts thousands, now in its 11th year. She finds tools, materials, and processes from the usual to the unexpected to be a major source of inspiration in her work. Brian Wright, a native of Southwest Washington, is a busy Portland-based drummer, event producer, and lover of all crafts beginning with his addiction to sewing in 2010.
Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day paid to the Sou’wester.
Material fee for each class $15 paid to instructor. Classes geared for beginners but all skill levels welcome. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided. Workshop for students ages 16+. Max # of students:15
Please RSVP by day before each workshop souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360 – 642 – 2542
So sorry folks….due to zero students signing up for this class we have to cancel it.
Animation & Painting Workshops with Rachel Blumberg
Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3
Tues Aug 9 10am – 2pm
Stop Motion Animation Workshop: Found Object Fun
You are invited to enter the wonderful world of stop motion animation! In this workshop you will learn a few simple stop motion techniques and make your own short film using materials we’ll collect on a nature walk, as well as anything you’d like to bring from home. Bring your imagination and learn the magical art of animated storytelling! Fun for kids and adults alike.
Each student or parent/kid team will need
Animation Tools:
- A laptop computer with a compatible digital camera and tripod.
- OR an ipad with stand or tripod.
- OR a smart phone with a tripod.
- AND the charging device for what they are bringing.
And An Animation Program:
- iStopMotion 3 https://boinx.com/
istopmotion/mac/ - OR Stop Motion Recorder app – https://itunes.apple.com/
us/app/stopmotion-recorder/ id373313019?mt=8 - OR the Smoovie app – http://www.smoovie.com/
Please bring an additional material fee of $10 paid directly to the instructor.
Wed Aug 10 10am – 2pm
Stop Motion Animation Workshop: Colors and Shapes
You are invited to enter the wonderful world of stop motion animation! In this workshop you will learn a few simple stop motion techniques and make your own short film using cut paper shapes and characters. Bring your imagination and learn the magical art of animated storytelling! Fun for kids and adults alike.
Each student or parent/kid team will need
Animation Tools:
- A laptop computer with a compatible digital camera and tripod.
- OR an ipad with stand or tripod.
- OR a smart phone with a tripod.
- AND the charging device for what they are bringing.
And An Animation Program:
- iStopMotion 3 https://boinx.com/
istopmotion/mac/ - OR Stop Motion Recorder app – https://itunes.apple.com/
us/app/stopmotion-recorder/ id373313019?mt=8 - OR the Smoovie app – http://www.smoovie.com/
Please bring an additional material fee of $10 paid directly to the instructor. Bring a pair of scissors too!
Thurs Aug 11 10am – 1pm
Painting Workshop: Make Your Own Tea Towels
Make your own beautiful household art. In this class you will learn several water based painting on fabric techniques and discuss how to choose subject matter with a focus on storytelling and narrative in art. Painting experience is not necessary. This is great relaxing fun for kids and adults alike!
Please bring an additional material fee of $15 paid directly to the instructor. Please wear clothes ok for you, or others, to get paint on.
Rachel Blumberg is a multi-media artist and educator who works in the fields of visual art, music, and stop motion animation. As a visual artist she makes paintings, drawings, found object pieces and other work inspired by dream land, folklore, history, nature, and people’s stories. She shows regularly as well as creating many commissioned works. As a musician she has performed, toured and recorded with many widely acclaimed artists including The Decemberists, M. Ward, Bright Eyes, Califone, Norfolk & Western, Laura Gibson, Death Vessel, Tara Jane O’Neil, Michael Hurley and many more, as well as composing and performing her own music. As a stop motion animator she has created shorts and music videos for Nada Surf, Tom Hagerman (Devotchka), and Musee Mechanique among others. As an educator she teaches drums and general music, stop motion animation, painting, and mixed media arts to kids and adults privately, in workshops, camps, and has also worked for many public and private schools and non-profits. Originally from Portland, OR, she now lives in Rhode Island.
Annie Beedy grew up riding horses, drawing spaceships and skipping class in the idyllic wilds of Northern California. After a failed attempt at institutionalized education, she headed to the Pacific Northwest where she became involved with that region’s incredibly vibrant music and arts scene. These days she identifies as a nature based designer and photographer. Often she can be found covered in dust in her woodshop handcarving kitchen tools, plant stands and furniture as well as designing gardens, interior spaces and floral arrangements. Best known photographically for her casual, photojournalistic portraiture, she captures intimate, real moments in human lives. Annie shoots with natural and available light. No bells and whistles needed, just a good instinct for light and recognition of the right moments. Her work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Spin, Vogue, Nylon, Dwell and more – and on the sides of Portland’s Tri-Met buses and countless blogs.
Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day.
Parent-guided kids ages 6-11 welcome. All kids age 12 and up welcome! Adults welcome! All parent/kid teams welcome! All skill levels welcome. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided. Max # of students:10
Please RSVP souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360 – 642 – 2542
The Sou’wester is so excited to have these two ladies joining us!
Rebecca Clay Cole is a musician from Great Crossing, KY. She has played a multitude of keyboards, drums, and/or percussion instruments in many bands including The Minders, Wild Flag, Rebecca Gates & the Consortium, and Portland Cello Project. She currently plays keytar in Portland’s own Chanti Darling and keyboards in Seattle’s Telekinesis, in addition to performing and recording her own music as Clay Cole.
Rebecca Gates is a US based musician, curator, artist and audio editor. She has released five albums, three as leader of the critically acclaimed group The Spinanes (Sub Pop), toured internationally and appeared as a vocalist on numerous records by artists as wide ranging as The Decemberists and Willie Nelson. Her record Ruby Series was hailed by Spin Magazine as “warm, thoughtful, and melodically gorgeous.”
So sorry folks….due to zero students signing up for this class we have to cancel it.
Animation & Painting Workshops with Rachel Blumberg
Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3
Tues Aug 9 10am – 2pm
Stop Motion Animation Workshop: Found Object Fun
You are invited to enter the wonderful world of stop motion animation! In this workshop you will learn a few simple stop motion techniques and make your own short film using materials we’ll collect on a nature walk, as well as anything you’d like to bring from home. Bring your imagination and learn the magical art of animated storytelling! Fun for kids and adults alike.
Each student or parent/kid team will need
Animation Tools:
- A laptop computer with a compatible digital camera and tripod.
- OR an ipad with stand or tripod.
- OR a smart phone with a tripod.
- AND the charging device for what they are bringing.
And An Animation Program:
- iStopMotion 3 https://boinx.com/
istopmotion/mac/ - OR Stop Motion Recorder app – https://itunes.apple.com/
us/app/stopmotion-recorder/ id373313019?mt=8 - OR the Smoovie app – http://www.smoovie.com/
Please bring an additional material fee of $10 paid directly to the instructor.
Wed Aug 10 10am – 2pm
Stop Motion Animation Workshop: Colors and Shapes
You are invited to enter the wonderful world of stop motion animation! In this workshop you will learn a few simple stop motion techniques and make your own short film using cut paper shapes and characters. Bring your imagination and learn the magical art of animated storytelling! Fun for kids and adults alike.
Each student or parent/kid team will need
Animation Tools:
- A laptop computer with a compatible digital camera and tripod.
- OR an ipad with stand or tripod.
- OR a smart phone with a tripod.
- AND the charging device for what they are bringing.
And An Animation Program:
- iStopMotion 3 https://boinx.com/
istopmotion/mac/ - OR Stop Motion Recorder app – https://itunes.apple.com/
us/app/stopmotion-recorder/ id373313019?mt=8 - OR the Smoovie app – http://www.smoovie.com/
Please bring an additional material fee of $10 paid directly to the instructor. Bring a pair of scissors too!
Thurs Aug 11 10am – 1pm
Painting Workshop: Make Your Own Tea Towels
Make your own beautiful household art. In this class you will learn several water based painting on fabric techniques and discuss how to choose subject matter with a focus on storytelling and narrative in art. Painting experience is not necessary. This is great relaxing fun for kids and adults alike!
Please bring an additional material fee of $15 paid directly to the instructor. Please wear clothes ok for you, or others, to get paint on.
Rachel Blumberg is a multi-media artist and educator who works in the fields of visual art, music, and stop motion animation. As a visual artist she makes paintings, drawings, found object pieces and other work inspired by dream land, folklore, history, nature, and people’s stories. She shows regularly as well as creating many commissioned works. As a musician she has performed, toured and recorded with many widely acclaimed artists including The Decemberists, M. Ward, Bright Eyes, Califone, Norfolk & Western, Laura Gibson, Death Vessel, Tara Jane O’Neil, Michael Hurley and many more, as well as composing and performing her own music. As a stop motion animator she has created shorts and music videos for Nada Surf, Tom Hagerman (Devotchka), and Musee Mechanique among others. As an educator she teaches drums and general music, stop motion animation, painting, and mixed media arts to kids and adults privately, in workshops, camps, and has also worked for many public and private schools and non-profits. Originally from Portland, OR, she now lives in Rhode Island.
Annie Beedy grew up riding horses, drawing spaceships and skipping class in the idyllic wilds of Northern California. After a failed attempt at institutionalized education, she headed to the Pacific Northwest where she became involved with that region’s incredibly vibrant music and arts scene. These days she identifies as a nature based designer and photographer. Often she can be found covered in dust in her woodshop handcarving kitchen tools, plant stands and furniture as well as designing gardens, interior spaces and floral arrangements. Best known photographically for her casual, photojournalistic portraiture, she captures intimate, real moments in human lives. Annie shoots with natural and available light. No bells and whistles needed, just a good instinct for light and recognition of the right moments. Her work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Spin, Vogue, Nylon, Dwell and more – and on the sides of Portland’s Tri-Met buses and countless blogs.
Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day.
Parent-guided kids ages 6-11 welcome. All kids age 12 and up welcome! Adults welcome! All parent/kid teams welcome! All skill levels welcome. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided. Max # of students:10
Please RSVP souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360 – 642 – 2542
The forests of the Cascadian bioregion are rich with medicine, and there is never been a better time to discover and re-connect with these gifts of life and the grandeur of the natural world. In this workshop we will learn to identify specific trees, lichen, plants, and fungi that contain therapeutics beneficial for human health, learn how to responsibly harvest them, and make first aid products for home use. Participants will walk away with an overview of the ecology of healing with plant medicines, ID skills, and techniques for making wound sprays, liniments, and muscle balms.
$30 per person. Handouts and a take-home sample included.
RSVP souwesterwellness@gmail.com OR call our front desk @ 360.642.2542
Space is limited to 10 folks
Let’s meet @ the wellness camper!
So sorry folks….due to zero students signing up for this class we have to cancel it.
Animation & Painting Workshops with Rachel Blumberg
Three One-Day Workshops: RSVP for 1 or all 3
Tues Aug 9 10am – 2pm
Stop Motion Animation Workshop: Found Object Fun
You are invited to enter the wonderful world of stop motion animation! In this workshop you will learn a few simple stop motion techniques and make your own short film using materials we’ll collect on a nature walk, as well as anything you’d like to bring from home. Bring your imagination and learn the magical art of animated storytelling! Fun for kids and adults alike.
Each student or parent/kid team will need
Animation Tools:
- A laptop computer with a compatible digital camera and tripod.
- OR an ipad with stand or tripod.
- OR a smart phone with a tripod.
- AND the charging device for what they are bringing.
And An Animation Program:
- iStopMotion 3 https://boinx.com/
istopmotion/mac/ - OR Stop Motion Recorder app – https://itunes.apple.com/
us/app/stopmotion-recorder/ id373313019?mt=8 - OR the Smoovie app – http://www.smoovie.com/
Please bring an additional material fee of $10 paid directly to the instructor.
Wed Aug 10 10am – 2pm
Stop Motion Animation Workshop: Colors and Shapes
You are invited to enter the wonderful world of stop motion animation! In this workshop you will learn a few simple stop motion techniques and make your own short film using cut paper shapes and characters. Bring your imagination and learn the magical art of animated storytelling! Fun for kids and adults alike.
Each student or parent/kid team will need
Animation Tools:
- A laptop computer with a compatible digital camera and tripod.
- OR an ipad with stand or tripod.
- OR a smart phone with a tripod.
- AND the charging device for what they are bringing.
And An Animation Program:
- iStopMotion 3 https://boinx.com/
istopmotion/mac/ - OR Stop Motion Recorder app – https://itunes.apple.com/
us/app/stopmotion-recorder/ id373313019?mt=8 - OR the Smoovie app – http://www.smoovie.com/
Please bring an additional material fee of $10 paid directly to the instructor. Bring a pair of scissors too!
Thurs Aug 11 10am – 1pm
Painting Workshop: Make Your Own Tea Towels
Make your own beautiful household art. In this class you will learn several water based painting on fabric techniques and discuss how to choose subject matter with a focus on storytelling and narrative in art. Painting experience is not necessary. This is great relaxing fun for kids and adults alike!
Please bring an additional material fee of $15 paid directly to the instructor. Please wear clothes ok for you, or others, to get paint on.
Rachel Blumberg is a multi-media artist and educator who works in the fields of visual art, music, and stop motion animation. As a visual artist she makes paintings, drawings, found object pieces and other work inspired by dream land, folklore, history, nature, and people’s stories. She shows regularly as well as creating many commissioned works. As a musician she has performed, toured and recorded with many widely acclaimed artists including The Decemberists, M. Ward, Bright Eyes, Califone, Norfolk & Western, Laura Gibson, Death Vessel, Tara Jane O’Neil, Michael Hurley and many more, as well as composing and performing her own music. As a stop motion animator she has created shorts and music videos for Nada Surf, Tom Hagerman (Devotchka), and Musee Mechanique among others. As an educator she teaches drums and general music, stop motion animation, painting, and mixed media arts to kids and adults privately, in workshops, camps, and has also worked for many public and private schools and non-profits. Originally from Portland, OR, she now lives in Rhode Island.
Annie Beedy grew up riding horses, drawing spaceships and skipping class in the idyllic wilds of Northern California. After a failed attempt at institutionalized education, she headed to the Pacific Northwest where she became involved with that region’s incredibly vibrant music and arts scene. These days she identifies as a nature based designer and photographer. Often she can be found covered in dust in her woodshop handcarving kitchen tools, plant stands and furniture as well as designing gardens, interior spaces and floral arrangements. Best known photographically for her casual, photojournalistic portraiture, she captures intimate, real moments in human lives. Annie shoots with natural and available light. No bells and whistles needed, just a good instinct for light and recognition of the right moments. Her work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Spin, Vogue, Nylon, Dwell and more – and on the sides of Portland’s Tri-Met buses and countless blogs.
Cost $75 for all three days or $30 each day.
Parent-guided kids ages 6-11 welcome. All kids age 12 and up welcome! Adults welcome! All parent/kid teams welcome! All skill levels welcome. Please bring a sack lunch and/or snack. Hot tea and coffee provided. Max # of students:10
Please RSVP souwesterfrontdesk@gmail.com or 360 – 642 – 2542
A swing group from Portland, OR inspired by 1920s-40s swing, hot jazz, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli, Les Paul and Mary Ford. From Brazilian to Bebop to Bach, to Parisian musette waltzes; this Guitar and Cello fronted ensemble comes in a lot of combinations, additional players, and permutations but always employs the freedom and spirit of improvisation, a good time, and simply enjoying and loving life.